Aneurysm of heart

An aneurysm of heart is a condition that can occur after a myocardial infarction due to the inadequate resistance of the new scar tissue to the systolic pressure.It should not be confused with a coronary artery aneurysm, which is an aneurysm of the vessels supplying the heart, not the heart itself.It should also not be confused with a pseudoaneurysm or a myocardial rupture (which involves a hole in the wall, not just a bulge.)The word aneurysm refers to a bulge or ‘pocketing’ of the wall or